The 1933 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 33rd season representing Detroit, Michigan, in Major League Baseball. In their fifth and final season under manager Bucky Harris, the Tigers compiled a 75–79 record and finished in fifth place in the American League, 25 games behind the Washington Senators.
The team's key players included: Second baseman Charlie Gehringer, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949, appeared in all 155 games and led the team in batting average (.325), on-base percentage (.393), hits (204), runs (104), doubles (42), and RBIs (108). He was selected to the 1933 American League All-Star team and finished sixth in the voting for the American League MVP award. He also led the American League's second basemen in assists (542) and double plays (111) and ranked second in putouts (358). Rookie first baseman Hank Greenberg, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1956, finished second on the club in batting average (.301) and tied with Gehringer in home runs (12) and slugging percentage (.468). Shortstop Billy Rogell appeared in all 155 games, led the team in walks (79), tied with Gehringer for the lead in doubles (42), and ranked second in on-base percentage (.381) and hits (173). Outfielder Gee Walker led the team in stolen bases (25). Outfielder Pete Fox led the team in triples (13). Pitcher Tommy Bridges led the team in earned run average (3.09) and strikeouts (120). Pitcher Firpo Marberry led the team in wins (16) and innings pitched (238-1/3). Rookie pitcher Schoolboy Rowe led the team in winning percentage (7–4, .593) despite having his season cut short by a shoulder injury in July.
The team was owned by Frank Navin and played its home games at Navin Field.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1933 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Ray Hayworth 134 425 104 .245 1 45 1B Hank Greenberg 117 449 135 .301 12 85 2B Charlie Gehringer 155 628 204 .325 12 108 SS Billy Rogell 155 587 173 .295 0 57 3B Marv Owen 138 550 144 .262 2 64 OF Gee Walker 127 483 135 .280 9 63 OF John Stone 148 574 161 .280 11 80 OF Pete Fox 128 535 154 .288 7 58
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Jo-Jo White 91 234 59 .252 2 35 66 173 37 .214 0 14 Frank Doljack 42 147 42 .286 0 22 Heinie Schuble 49 96 21 .219 0 5 Johnny Pasek 28 61 15 .246 0 5 Gene Desautels 30 42 6 .143 0 4 Frank Reiber 13 18 5 .278 1 3 Billy Rhiel 19 17 3 .176 0 1 Earl Webb 6 11 3 .273 0 3
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Firpo Marberry 37 238.1 16 11 3.29 84 33 233.0 14 12 3.09 120 Vic Sorrell 36 232.2 11 15 3.79 75 Schoolboy Rowe 19 123.1 7 4 3.58 75 Vic Frazier 20 104.1 5 5 6.64 26 Luke Hamlin 3 16.2 1 0 4.86 10
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Fischer 35 182.2 11 15 3.55 93 15 55.0 3 3 5.24 17 Roxie Lawson 4 16.0 0 1 7.31 6
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Elon Hogsett 45 6 10 9 4.50 39 Art Herring 24 1 2 0 3.84 20 Whit Wyatt 10 0 1 0 4.24 9 Bots Nekola 2 0 0 0 27.00 0 George Uhle 1 0 0 0 27.00 1
Farm system
Hutchinson franchise transferred to Bartlesville and renamed, July 7, 1933; Quincy franchise moved and renamed twice, to Nashua on June 6, 1933, and to Brockton, August 8Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links
1933 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference